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la  dernldre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
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de  I'angle  suptrieur  gauche,  de  gauche  d  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'Images  nicessaire.  Les  diagrammes  sulvants 
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Mr.  Robert  Fohbes,  his  Wife,  and 
Five  Children; 

DURING 

An  unfortunate  Journey  through  the  Wildernefs, 
from  Cam^da  to  Kenhebeck  River, 

IN  THE    YEAR    1 784: 

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Death. 


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MR.  ROBERT  FORBES,  flot  bddg  a  na- 
tive of  Canada,  but  having  reflded  there  fe- 
veral  years,  w^s  defirous  of  being  where  he  might 
have  a  more  frequent  oppottunity  of  afitociating  With 
bis  own  countrymen. 

He  and  his  wife  had  premeditated  a  removal  to 
the  United  States  of  America,  when  falling  in  com- 
pany with  three  men,  by  the  names  of  Midftaff, 
Pancake,  and  Chriftian,  they  were  Induced,  by 
iheir  infmuatiohs,  to  undertake  the  journey  by 
land  :  the  faid  Midilaff  engaging,  for  a  certain  fum. 
that  with  the  afliftance  of  the  other  two,  he  would 
conduct  them,  in  twelve  days  time,  to  the  fettle- 
ment  on  KennebccH  ftiver. 

Mr.  Forbes*  neighbours  endeavdufed  to  diffuidd 
him  from  the  attempt,  not  only  on  account  of  the 
length  and  difficulty  of  the  way,  but  becaufe  there 
was  a  poffibilityof  his  being  defefted  by  his  guides 
in  the  midft  of  the  wildernefs. 

Neverihelefs,  being  determined  on  a  removal, 
and  having  paid  to  Midltaff  i  large  ftipulatcd  fum 

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for  that  purpofe,  on  the  feventeenth  day  of  March, 
A.  D.  one  thoufand  feven  hundred  and  eighty-four, 
they  entered  upon  this  unfortunate  journey. 

From  Nouvelle  Bois,  on  the  river  Chadore,  they 
took  their  departure.  The  men  and  Mrs.  Forbes, 
(who  was  then  pregnant),  and  Mr.  Forbes'  fon  John, 
a  lad  about  thirteen  years  old,  on  fnow  (hoes. 

Their  proyifions  and  other  effects,  together  with 
four  children,  viz.  Mary,  about  feven  years ;  Peg- 
gy, about  five;  Catharine,  about  three;  Robert, 
about  fifteen  months  old,  they  undertook  to  haul 
on  Indian  ileighs,  or  hand  fleds. 

In  this  manner,  but  with  great  difficulty,  they 
purfued  their  way  eight  days ;  and  on  the  ninth, 
being  obliged  to  leave  the  river  which  they  had  fol- 
lowed hitherto,  and  whereon  they  had  travelled 
fome  part  of  the  time,  they  found  the  country  fo 
broken  with  large  and  deep,  gullies,  an4  fo  roug}} 
and  mountainous,  that  they  concluded  it  next  to 
impoflible  to  proceed  any  further  with  the  fleighs. 

Here  they  were  obliged  to  make  a  halt ;  and  af- 
ter a  ihort  confultation,  having  firft  erefted  a  fmal| 
camp,  to  leave  the  woman  and  children  in,  they, 
took  the  chief  part  of  their  provifions,  apd  as  much 
of  the  reft  of  their  baggage  as  they  were  able  to  car-^ 
ry  on  their  backs ;  and  leaving  the  woman  and  chil" 
dren,  about  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning,  fet  out  in 
qucft  of  Meconick  Pond,  otherwife  called  Lake 
Chadore,  expeding  to  return  the  ne^tt  day.  But 
irneeting  niuch  difficulty,  they  did  not  reach  the 
pond  until  the  next  day  about  three  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon.     , 

Here  being  much  fatigued,  they  left  their  bag* 
gage ;  and  MidftafF  having  had  fome  previous  no- 
tice that  there  was  an  Indian  refiding  not  far  from 
|Jjence,  went  in  queft  of  hirn  to  the  other  fide  of  the 
{iii^u  >;  ■t^-.r  !■■   ^v     ^•>  '-r:  ■  .  ■  '   .  pond, 


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eighty-four, 
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ladore,  they 
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g,  fet  out  in 
called  Lake 
!^t  day.  But 
3t  reach  the 
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previous  no- 

not  far  from 

er  fide  of  the 

pond, 


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pond,  where  they  found  an  old  camp,  without  in- 
habhants ;  and  there  they  encamped  that  night. 

The  next  morning,  being  Sunday,  the  twenty- 
feventh  day  of  March,  they  croficd  the  pond  back 
to  where  they  had  left  their  baggage.  When,  to 
the  great  aftonifhment  of  Mr.  Forbes,  his  pilot  and 
the  other  two,  taking  to  themfelves  the  provifions, 
and  his  other  effeds  of  any  confiderablc  confcquence, 
frankly  told  him,  that  they  were  determined  not  to 
return  with  him  to  hi«  family  ;  and  that  they  mull 
now  leave  him,  and  make  the  belt  of  their  way 
through  to  Kennebeck. 

This  may  well  be  fuppofed  to  be  fhocking  indeed 
to  one  who  was  already  difcouraged  and  difhearton- 
cd.  **  This,"  faid  he,  "  ft  ruck  me  to  the  heart, 
*'  and  filled  my  eyes  with  tears ;  it  confirmed  what 

my  neighbours  had  repeatedly  mentioned  amongft: 

their  fears  of  what  might  happen  to  myfelf  and 

family." 

Notwithftanding  his  importunities,  his  moft  ear- 
ned entreaties  and  folicitations,  they  would  not  be 
prevailed  upon  to  continue  any  longer  with  him  i 
but,  leaving  him  only  one  axe,  a  fmali  firelock,  and 
two  loaves  of  bread,  they  departed. 

With  a  heavy  heart  did  this  unfortunate  man  then 
make  the  beft  of  his  way  back  to  his  family ;  where 
he  arrived  that  evening,  with  the  forrowful  tidirtgs. 

Here  were  they  left  in  the  wide  wildernefs,  llran- 
gers  to  the  country,  deftitutc  of  provifions,  and 
whhout  a  compaj^ ;  eight  days  journey  from  the 
inhabitants  in  Canada,  and  how  far  from  any  other 
fettlement  they  knew  not;  probably  not  lefs  than 
one  hundred  and  fifty  miles. 

The  wife  and  fon  had  laboured  under  the  moft 
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efpecially  feeing  he  did  not  return  at  the  time  ap- 
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pair ;  and  the  poor  lad,  a  little  before  his  father's 
return,  had  fatigued  himfelf  altnod  to  death,  hav- 
ing followed  their  tracks  for  feverai  miles ;  and  had 
ju(l  got  back  when  his  father  arrived. 

The  next  morning  they  were  in  the  moll:  doubtful 
perplexity  whether  to  go  backward  or  forward. 
Should  they  undertake  to  return  to  Canada,  it  might 
take  them  more  than  double  the  length  of  time  in 
which  they  had  got  ihus  far,  the  river  being  then  a- 
bout  breaking  up;  and  in  that  cafe  they  mult  inevi-. 
tably  (larve. 

When  the  huiband  and  wife  were  in  this  pitiable 
fituation,  gazing  at  each  other,  and  tears  gufhing 
from  their  eyes,  their  children  were  h.anging  around 
them,  and  crying  bitterly,  for  a  inorfel  of  bread. 

Upon  the  whole,  as  the  before-mentioned  two 
loaves  of  bread,  were  in  the  way  towards  Kennebeck, 
and  as  they  might,  perad venture,  find  the  Indian  at 
Meconick  pond,  they  concluded,  by  the  help  of  God, 
10  proceed  on  their  journey. 

Accordingly   they   left    the   mod    cumberfome, 
though  neceflary  articles,  which  they  had  now  re- 
inaining,  and  the  eldeft  daughter  undertook  to  tra* 
vel  on  foot  with  her  mother,  while.  Mr.  Forbes  took 
.two  of  the  children,  and  John  one,  upon  ileds ;  and' 
thus  they  proceeded  with  as  much  difpatch  as  poilible* 
The  way,  however,  was  rough ;  and  they  traveU 
led  but  a  ihort  didance  during  that  day.     At  night, 
they  encampedj  and  the  next  morning  there  came 
on  a  violent  ftorm  of  rain,  hail,  and  fnow,  which 
continued  until  Wednefday  evenjbg.     In  the  mean 
while,  the  children  were  pinched  with  hunger  and . 
]wirh  the  cold ;  and  their  cries  were  fo  bitterly  dif- 
treiHng,  that,  leaving  the  mother  and  children  in 
camp,  the  itither  and  fon  pufhed  forward  with  all 
fpeed  to  the  pond ;  but  it  was  (till  ftormy,  and  the 

travelling 


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with  all 
and  the 
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travelling  fo  difficult,  that  they  did  not  get  back  vith 
the  two  loaves  until  Wcdnefday  evening. 

Upon  their  return,  they  had  not  a  dry  thing  a- 
bout  them,  nor  any  dry  clothes  to  put  on.  And  to 
add  to  their  misfortune,  the  fire  was  extinguifhed, 
and  they  were  unable  to  rekindle  it  for  the  whole 
night. 

The  next  morning,  the  dorm  being  confiderably 
abated,  they  proceeded  on  their  journey ;  but  the 
trees  and  buflies  being  wet,  they  had  an  uncomfort- 
able time,  and  did  not  reach  the  pond  until  Friday 
morning  about  ten  o'clock. 

SooA  after  this,  to  their  great  confolation,  they 
met  with  the  beforementioned  Indian,  who  proved 
to  be  one  John  Baptift,  and  with  whom  they  had  had 
fome  previous  acquaintance  in  Canada. — He  very 
hofpitably  invited  them  to  bis  camp,  which  was  at 
a  confiderable  diAance  from  the  pond ;  and  there 
he  kindly  treated  them  with  the  bed  of  what  his  houfie 
afforded. 

This  was  a  camp  where  his  wife  refided,  while  he 
followed  hunting.  Here  they  tarried  until  the  next 
Monday.  And  the  Indian  having,  jufi  before  their 
meeting,  killed  a  moofe,  at  a  few  miles  diftance,  Mr. 
Forbes  and  his  fon  went  with  their  ileds,  and  ailiiled 
him  in  bringing  it  home. 

The  Indian  gave  them  as  much  moofe  meat  as 
they  would  undertake  to  carry ;  and  agreed  to  pilot 
them  to  Kennebeck  river. — This  agreement  he  punc- 
'  tually  fulfilled ;  and  would  have  proceeded  with 
them  to  the  fettlements,  but  his  wife  xr^s  £o  0ck 
that  he  did  not  dare  to  be  any  longer  abfent  from 
her.  He  therefore  marked  the  way  on  a  piece  of 
bark,  reprefenting  the  bends,  windings,  hth,  and 
carrying  places  abng  the  river.— .He  then  wifbed 
them  well,  and  left  them* 

On  taking  leave  of  the  Indian,  they  could  not  ex- 

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prefs  their  gratitude.  His  kiadnefs  was  beyond  their 
cxpeftation. — Before  his  departure,  however,  they 
gave  ^im  what  things  they  had  left  behind,  together 
with  fome  other  things  of  confiderable  value.  And 
they  had  reafon  afterwards  to  wifh  that  they  had  pre- 
fented  him  with  more ;  for  their  loads  proved  fo 
much  too  heavy  for  them,  that  they  were  obliged  to 
leave  by  the  way  a  large  bag  full  of  valuable  articles. 

They  now  met  with  almoft  infurmountable  difficul- 
ties ;  tor  in  purfuing  the  river,  their  progrefs  was 
ob(lru£ledby  craggy  windfalls,  rocky  ledges,  lofty 
mountains,  and  hideous  precipices. 

On  the  twelfth  day  of  April,  their  provifions  were 
exhaufted ;  and  Mrs.  Forbes  thought  it  mod  advifa- 
ble  to  have  a  camp  erected,  and  for  herfelf  and  the 
children  to  remain  there,  while  her  buiband  and 
oldeft  fon  (hould  go  forward  to  fee  whether  they 
could  find  the  inhabitants-^apprehending  th^t  they 
were  much  nearer  than  they  afterwards  proved  to  be. 

A  camp  was  therefore  ereded,  and  leaving  Mrs. 
Forbes  with  her  four  young  children,  Mr.  Forbes 
and  his  foii  went  forward  with  as  niuch  fpeed  as 
poflible.  The  fir  (I  and  fecond  days,  finding  the  ice 
would  bear  them,  they  trayelled  on  the  river;  and 
would  have  made  confiderable  progrels,  but  unfor- 
tunately they  midook  their .  way  at  a  very  material 
carrying  place,  where^  inftead  of  leaving  the  river, 
and  eroding  by  land  to  the  next  bend,  which  was 
only  .twelve  miles,  they  followed  the  river  fixty 
miles  around. 

A  little  before  night,  th(2  fecond  day,  they  came 
to  falls,  and  could  ga  no  further  on  the  ice.  They 
went  on  fhore,  and  foon  after  C(|,me  to  a  precipice 
where  they  were  obliged  to  defcend  twenty  feet  al- 
moft  perpendicularly,  and  at  the  rifque  of  being 
daflied  upon  the  rocks. — Night  CQming^  on,  they^ 
encamped ;  and  the  next  day,  Ending  a  (hoal  rocky 

place 


f] 


^ond  their 
ver,  they 

together 
le.     And 

had  pre- 
troved  fo 
bilged  to 
;  articles, 
e  difficuU 
grefs  was 
lofty 


jcs. 


ions  were 
>ft  advifa- 
If  and  the 
)and  and 
thcr  they 
that  they 
\red  to  be. 
nng  Mrs. 
•.  Forbes 
fpeed  as 
ig  the  ice 
ver;  and 
lit  unfor- 
r  material 
the  river, 
hicU  was 
ver  fixty  ■ 

hey  came 

e.  They 
precipice 

ty  feet  al- 
of  being 
on,;  they, 

oal  rocky 
place 


(     9     ) 

plAce  in  the  river,  they  crolTed  over  to  the  oihel^ 
fide,  in  hopes  of  finding  better  travelling,  andl;^ 
^ore  convenient  place  to  eAcamp.  Here  they  wtrc 
obliged  by  reafon  of  (lormy  weathei^  to  encamp 
fbit  tne  remain4er  of  ibe  day.  Uctn  /.,^ih\t<   ;  i. 

The  next  day  they  travelled  on;  and.  perceiving 
the  fiver  to  be  almoA  clear  of  ice,  they  concluded 
to.  build  a  kind  of  taft— 'a  thing  ^i(h  which  tbeyr 
werd  altogether  unacquainted,  an<t  by  means  oif 
^hich  they  had  both  like  to  have  loft  their  lives. 

A  few  day&  aiftbr  they  got  on  the  raft,  and  under 
way  about  te<n  o'clock  in  the  morning.  The  cur** 
iient,  however,  rani  fo  fwift,  that  they  foon  found 
there  was  no  pofTibUity  of  turning  it  to  the  (hore. 
As  they  paflfei  down  the  river,  they  ftsiick  againd 
a  trte,  which  they  Were  obliged  to  cut  away^  in  or- 
derto  clear  the  raft.  When  they  djefcended  over 
ripples,  the  water  never  failed  of  dafhing  over  thein^ 
fo  that  they  were  wtt^dminu  ally. 

About  the  middle  of  the  day,  (he  raft  moving 
with  great  .rapidity,  (Iruck  a  large  tock,  pat?ted  one 
of  its,  corners,  and  fpread;  injp  ^  fingie  (tring  of 
logs.  At  this  time  they  l6ft  th^r;9^e,  and  it  b4^ 
came  extremely  difficult.t0ikeep,up<>n  their  broken 
machine.  .    *;  i  •; 

They  were,  from  thb  time,  driven  with  amazing 
rapidity,  expe^ing  every  moment  would  be  their 
l^;(l,  until  about  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon; 
when,  failing  into  an  eddy,  they  were  brought  up 
by  a  point  df  land,  and  both  got  fafe  on  (hore. 

They  now  travelled  on  by  land  until  their  ftrengih 
was  almoft  exhaufted.  About  the  twentieth  of  A- 
pril,  they  heard  the  report  of  a  gun,  which  feemed 
to  grs^e  them  new  life.  They  fired  feveral  times, 
but  were  not  anfwered.  Then,  concluding  that  it 
might  be  nothing  more  than  the  falling  of  a  tree, 
V  -  ■.    .   ..,.....,.  :    '.:.-.  , iheir. 


A 


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".►k. 


.   f 


.'"■'■■•.;■.,:,:,■,  .  (  10  )■    ■  ■■;■•;■■•    r 

their  fpif*its  again  funk  nvithin  them,  and  they  mov^ 
id  oil  with  heavy  hrar!s. 

''But  on  the  evening  of  the  twenty-fecond,  having 
kindled  a  fmall  fire  upon  an  eminence,  they  were 
difcovered,  and  kindly  relieved  by  two  hunters— ^Jo- 
nathan Crofby  and  Luke  Sawyer. 
^^  It  was  now  the  tenth  day  fince  they  left  Mrs.  For- 
bes and  the  children.  And  during  this  time  they 
had  eaten  up  all  the  moofe  meat  which  they  had  ta* 
ken  with  them  (it  being  only  two  or  three  ounces) 
?nd  their  moggafons — having  had  nothing  elfe  to 
fubfift  upon. 

The  hunters  fupplied  them  with  fuch  articles  of 
nourifhment  as  they  had  with  them  ;  and  then  con- 
ducted them  to  the  fettlements  at  Seven  Mile  Brook, 
a  little  above  Norridge walk,  where  they  arrived  in 
a  few  hours  ;  but  fo  reduced,  that  they  were  fcarce* 
ly  able  to  (land  alone.  ■■-■■■^■x 

Upon  their  arrival,  Mr.  Forbes  procured  major 
Hale,  William  Hufton,  and  Ebenezer  Hilton,  three 
of  the  mod  fuitable  men  that  could  be  found,  to  go 
with  all  fpeed  to  the  lelief  of  his  wife  and  children. 
They  fet  out  immediately,  and  after  having  been 
gone  thirteen  days,  returned  without  having  been 
able  to  find  them.  . 

-  It  was  now  twenty-four  days  from  the  time  Mr. 
Forbes  left  them,  with  only  one  pound  and  an  half 
of  moofe  meat,  and  a  pound  and  a  half  of  tallow, 
for  their  fubliftence :  It  was  the  general  opinion, 
therefore,  that  they  mud  have  been  dead.  ^u 

Neverthelefs,  Mr.  Forbes'  anxiety  would  not  per- 
mit him  to  reft  fatisfied  until  he  had  procured  two 
other  perfons,  Meflrs.  James  McDonald  and  Jona- 
than Ames,  to  go  with  him,  and  fee  whether  they 
might  not  be  ftill  alive.  But  by  this  time,  all  the 
low  lands  adjacent  to  the  river  were  overflojiped, 
which  rendered  the  paiTmg  extremely  difficult.    For 

'      m  this 


■A 


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■••■>J 


\ 


( 


II 


) 


this  reafon,  and  becaufe  they  had  no  expedation  of 
finding  them  alive,  they  could  not  be  prevailed  up- 
on to  fet  oflf  until  the  waters  were  abated.       .b-fniis 

On  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  they  fet  out. 
Having  travelled  one  day,  Mr.  Forbes  found  himfelf 
unable  to  keep  up  with  them ;  and  upon  their  tel- 
ling him  he  could  be  of  no  feryice,  and  that  he 
might  depend  upon  their  fidelity,  he  confente^  t;c» 
return.  ' ;:;,  ;:,••.■■.■     ' -'■  \r  ?'-\>' 

They  proceeded  on  their  way,  and,  on  the  fecond 
day  of  June,  arrived  at  the  place  where  Mrs.  Forbes 
and  her  children  were  left.  And  here,  to  their  great 
aftonifhmeht,  they  found  the  mother  and  one  of  her 
children  alive.  It  was  now  fifty  days  fines  they  were 
left  with  nothing  beiides  the  before  mentioned  moofe 
meat  and  taliow.  Nor  had  they  any  thing  elfe  dur- 
ing that  whole  time,  excepting  cold  water,  and  the 
inlide  bark  of  the  fir  tree.  And  in  addition  to  this^ 
they  had  been  forty-eight  days  without  fire. 

To  paint  in  proper  colours  this  fcene  of  diftrefs, 
is  altogether  beyond  my  powers  of  defcription.  It 
muft  be  left  to  the  imagination  of  the  reader. 

On  the  thirty-eighth  day  after  the  departure  of . 
Mr.  Forbes,  the  little  boy  expired.  Catharine  died  1 
the  next  day ;  and  Mary  lived  but  four  days  longer. 
This  lad  child  had  often  told  her  mother,  they  fhould 
all  certainly  ftarve  to  death ;  and  carneflly  bi^gged, 
in  cafe  her  mother  fhould  outlive  her,  that  fhe  might 
be  put  where  the  wild  beafls  could  not  devour  her. 

The  poor  woman  was  herfelf  but  juO:  zlive,  and 
expeded  every  hour  to  clofe  the  eyes  of  Peggy,  her 
only  remaining  chifd  and  companion.  The  bodies 
of  the  deceafed  children  were  laid  out,  and  kept  by 
her  fide :  For  fhe  was  unable  to  buiy  them-^having 
been  fo  weak,  for  the  laft  fifteen  days,  that  (he  had 
been  obliged  to  crawl  upon  her  ha^ds  and  kn^es  to 
the  (pring  for  water-    .^,,||,  '^^^mix^4:  ^'  '  "   ^  ' 


th( 


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4, 


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r/ 


{   ? 


) 


The  breath  of  life, ,  however,  was  ftlU  remaining 
in  them.  And  the  twJ  men  who  came  to  their  reliei, 
afforded  them  fuch  afli(tance,  and  adininidered  to 
them  fuch  nouriOiment  as  their  iituatiou  and  circum- 
ftances  required.  *'^m^i?  -3;.iyixi 

On  the  third  day  of  June  they  fet  out  for  home ; 
ind  carried  Mrs.  Forbes  and  the  child  on  a  bier  by 
land,  and  in  a  canoe  by  water,  till  they  all  fafely  ar- 
rived at  Norridgewalk :  where,  to  the  fufprize  of 
the  inhabitants,  and  the  utter  adonifhment  of  Mr. 
Forbes,  he  was  once  more  prefented  with  a  iiving 
wife,  and  one  living  child.       •*^**  '^' ' '  - '"  " 

On  this  occafton,  well  might  he 'adopf  the  lan-» 
guage  of  holy  David— in  whole  words  we  (hall  now 
ciofe the  narrative:  *  -'  ,  ^  ...  ^..;. -v..  *» 

biri    M  T  foul  with  grateful  thoughts  of  levi  t  i.    ^nff 

,|*^Vf»  Entirely  is  pojeji,  c,  ',.hj|,T: 

\   Becaufe  the  Lord  was  pleased  to  hear  a  I*;;;  7^(5 

'■^■i      Jhevoiceofmyrequeji,       s#wr5*itM,  cf 

Since  he  has  now  his  ear  inciin'd^ 
J  never  will  defpair^ 
^^  ':'.  Butftilly  in  all  theflraits  of  life^ 
\^^^'  ^^  ^^^  addrefs  my  prayer,     - 


■^.^1 


With  deadly  forroivs  eompqfs'd  rounds 
:^K^*«.,  ^ith  painful  fears  opprefs'd  /         _^i,,  .J' 

Wh^n  troubles  feiz,*d  viyahng  heart 

.'^,        And  anguijh  racked  my  breafi  ^^^^^  .  ,^  '" 

ate;  On  God's  almighty  name  I  call*  d,  >  ii^boa-    'J 

And  thus  to  him  I  pray* dy  ^^■■ 

.*.  u<j|j»  L^trdf  I  btfeech  thee  fave  my  /hul^iUiu  /im> 

rdtcpj^ith  forrows  quite  difmay*d»**  ^  >», 

'  HflW  jiifi  and  metcifui  is  God  ; 
H(iw  gracious  is  the  Lord  I 
Who  fave s  the  feeble^  and  to  nie 
Pees  timely  help  affordf 


*? 


Th^n^ 


\    i 


^-r«**»»ifr  'tid^ii^■' 


•wmr 


«.v 


(     '3     ) 

Tben^  fret  from  doubtful  cam ^  my  foul 

Refume  thy  wonted  reft  ; 
for  God  hath  wond*rouJiy  to  thee 

His  bounteous  love  expreft. 

When  ^eath  alarm'd  me,  he  removed 
»     My  dangers  and  my  fear$ :      j     ^.  . 
My  feet  from  falling  he  fecur'd^ 
And  drfd  my  eyes  from  tears, 

Therefore  my  Itffs  remainimg  yearsy 
Which  God  to  me  fhall  lehd^ 

Will  I  in  praifes  to  his  name^ 
And  in  bis  fervice  fpend.  u '  n :.: 


m 


t 


V-i»,' 


POSTSCRIPT, 

AFTER  the  arrival  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Forbes, 
at  Norridgewalk,  a  number  of  gentlemen  ga^e 
them  a  writing  from  under  their  hands ;  in  w,hich 
the  relation  of  their  unparalleled  fuffering  was  coo- 
firmed,  and  by  which  they  were  warmly  recommentj* 
ed  to  the  notice  and  charitable  ailiftance  of  all  Chrif- 
tian  people.  This  recommendation  was  figneidby 
fome  of  the  firft,  characters  in  the  county  of  Lin- 
coln. ^,  ,,  ,      . 

Mr.  Forbes  and  his  wife,  with  their  two  furviv- 
ing  children  are  now  living  in  the  town  of  Ne^- 
Glouc^fter,  about  twenty-five  miles  from  Portland; 
where,  by  their  induftry  and  econpmy>  they  h^^ve 
(ince  been  enabled  to  procure  a  very  comforta.ble 
fubfift^ncc. 

Mrs.  Forbes,  from  the  emaciated  (late  in  which 
we  have  before  defcribed  her,  h^s  now  becqcue  a 
large  and  corpulent  woman.  And  the  child,  of 
which  (he  was  delivered  fpon  after  their  arrival  at 
Norridge^^l^,  is  ^  lieaithy  and  very  promifing  boy. 


« 


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z^ 


•'-'"' ■tife'VV'^-V.-.. 


m.y  I. 


!     It 


.^ A  -_  ■._•    s;•■>^A^>.;••^,  V.:,  » 

,V'-,,  :v  -  •■  -v-  -. !»-.. ., -,  ^,  V...  ,v 


NARRATIVE 


OF    THE 


i     -_  If,*    i*«r'*V  /,  » 


#■ 

t::^ 


Captivity  and  escape  of  Mrs.  Frances  Scoity 


t     1^  '■ 


An  inhabitant  of  Wafliington  county,  Virginia. 


■' 


i 


.-■/ 


k. 


ON  Wednef4ay,  the  29th  of  June,  1 785,  late  in  the  evening,  a  large 
company  of  armed  men  pafTed  the  houi^,  on  their  way  to  Kentucky : 
Some  of  whom  encamped  within  two  miles.    Mr.  Scott  living  on  a  fron- 
tier part,  generally  made  the  family  watchful ;  but  on  this  calamitous 
day,  after  fo  large  a  body  of  men  had  pailed,  ihortly  after  night  he  lay 
down  in  his  bed,  and  imprudently  left  one  of  the  doors  of  his  houie  open 
—the  children  were  all  in  bed,  and  afleep.    Mrs.  Spott  was  nearly  un- 
drelTed,  when,  to  her  unutterable  altonifhment  and  horror,  ihe  faw  rufli- 
ing  in  tlirough  the  door  that  was  left  open,  painted  favages,  with  prefent- 
ed  arms,  raiHng  a  hidepus  fliriek-r-Mr.  Scott  being  ^w^ke,  inftantly 
jumped  out  of  bed,  but  was  immediately  fired  at:  he  forced  his  way 
through  the  middle  of  the  enemy,  and  got  out  of  the  door,  but  fell  a  few 
paces  from  thence.     An  Indian  feized  Mrs.  Scott,  and  ordered  her  to  a 
particular  fpot,  and  not  to  move :  others  ftabbed  and  cut  the  throats  of 
the  three  youngeft  children  in  their  bed.     And  afterwards  lifted  them  up 
and  dafhed  them  down  to  the  floor,  near  the  mother ;  theeldeft,  a  beau- 
tiful girl  of  eight  years  old,  awoke,  and  efcaped  out  of  the  bed,  and  ran 
to  her  parent,  and  with  a  moft  plaintive  accent,  cried,  if  O  nianuna ! 
mamma !  fave  me,''-^the  mother,  in  the  deepeft  anguilh  of  fpirit,  and 
with  a  flood  of  tears,  intreated  the  favages  to  fpare  her  child,  bpt  with 
a  brutal  fiereenefs,  they  tomahawked  and  ftabbed  her  in  the  mother's 
arms.     Adjacent  to  Mr.  Scott's   dwelling  houie  another  family  lived,  of 
the  name  of  BalU,    The  Indian;  alfo  attacked  them  at  the  fame  inftant 
they  did  Mr.  Scott ;  but  the  door  being  (hut,  the  enemy  fired  into  the 
houfe  through  an  oponing  between  two  logs,  and  killed  a  young  lad,  and 
then  eflayed  to  force  the  door  open,  but  a  furviving  brother  fired  through 
the  door,  and  the  enemy  defifted,  and  went  off;  the  remaining  part  of 
the  family  ran  out  of  the  houfe  and  efcaped.    In  Mr.  Scott's  houfe  were 
four  good  rifles  well  loaded,  belonging  to  people  that  had  left  it  on  their 
way  to  Kentucky.    The  Indians  loaded  themfelves  with  the  plunder,  be- 
ing 


'.-r-'"'-^ — ■^*""''9%%ji^  ^.i'^r- 


t's  houfe  were 


#■ 


(     IS    ) 


l'.. 


ing  13  imauinber,  and  then  Ipeedily  made  off,  and  ctntinued  traveUiax 
all  night ;  next  morning  their  chief  allotted  to  each  ntan  his  fliare,  and 
detached  nine  of  a  party  to  fteal  horfes,  from  the  inhabitants  in  Clinch. 
The  eleventh  day  al'ter  Mrs.  Scott's  captivity,  the  four  Indians  after  hav' 
ing  her  in  charge,  ftopped  at  a  place  fixed  on  for  a  rendezvous,  and  to 
hunt,  being  now  in  great  want  of  provifions .  Three  went  put,  and  the 
chief,  being  an  old  man,  was  left  to  take  care  of  the  prifoner,  who,  by 
this  time,  expreffed  a  willingnefs  to  proceed  to  the  Indian  towns,  which 
feemed  to  have  the  defired  effect  of  leAening  the  keeper's  vigilance.  In 
the  day  time,  as  the  olcl  man  was  graining  a  deer  ikin,  the  captive  pon- 
dering on  her  fitnation,  and  anxioufly  looking  lor  an  opportunity  to  make 
her  efcape,  took  the  reiblution,  and  went  to  the  Indism  carelefsly, 
aiked  liberty .{«  go  a  fmall  dillance  to  a  ftream  of  water,  to  walh  the 
blood  off  her  apron,  that  had  remained  befineared  fmce  the  fatal  night  of 
the  murder  of  her  little  daughter.  He  told  her  in  the  Englifli  tongue, 
*'  Go  along  ;"  ihe  then  pafled  by  him,  his  face  being  in  a  contrary  direc- 
tion from  that  (he  was  going,  and  ho  very  bufy.  She  after  getting  to  the 
water,  proceeded  On  without  delay,  made/to  a  high  barren  mountain, 
and  travelled  till  late  in  the  evening,  when  ihe  came  down  into  the  val- 
ley, in  fearch  of  the  track  (he  had  been  taken  along  ;  hoping  thereby  to 
find  the  way  back,  without  the  ri(k  of  being  lo(t,  and  peri(hing  with  hun- 
ger in  uninhabited  parts.  On  coming  acrofs  the  valley,  on  the  river  lide, 
Aippofed  to  be  the  eafterly  branch  of  the  Kentucky  river,  (he  obierved  in 
the  fand,  tracks  of  two  men,  that  had  gone  up  the  river,  and  had  juft  re- 
turned. She  concluded  the(e  to  have  been  her  purfuefs,  which  excited 
emotions  of  gratitude  and  thankfulnefs  to  divine  providence  for  fo  time- 
ly a  deliverance.  Being  without  any  provifions,  having  so  kind  of  wea* 
pon  or  tool  to  afiift  her  in  getting  any,  and  being  almoft  deftitute  of  cloth- 
ing; alfo  knowing,  that  a  valt  track  of  rugged  high  mountains  interven. 
ed  between  where  (he  was  and  the  inhabitants  eaftwardly,  and  (he  almoft 
as  ignorant  as  a  child  of  the  method  of  fteering  through  the  woods,  ex- 
cited painful  (enfations.  But  certainly  death,  either  by  hunger  or  wild 
beafts,  feemed  to  her  better  than  to  be  in  the  power  of  beings,  who  had 
excited  in  her  mind  fuch  horror.  She  addreUed  Heaven  for  proteAion, 
and  taking  courage,  proceeded  onward. 

After  travelling  three  days,  (he  nearly  met  with  the  Indians,  as  (he 
fuppofed,  that  had  been  fent  to  Clinch  to  fteal  horlbs,  but  providentially 
hearing  their  approach,  concealed  herfelf  among  the  cane,  until  the  ene- 
my had  paffed.  This  giving  a  fre(h  alarm,  and  her  mind  being  filled  with 
eenfternation,  (he  got  loft,  proceeding  backwards  and  forwards  for  Xeve- 
ral  days ;  at  length  (he  came  to  a  river,  that  feemed  to  come  ffom  the 
eaft;  concluding  it  was  Sandy  river,  (he  accordingly  refolved  to  trace 
it  to  its  fource,  which  is  adjacent  to  Clinch  fettlement.  After  proceed- 
ing up  the  fame  (everal  days,  (he  came  where  the  river  runs  thrpugh  a 
great  laurel  mountain,  where  is  a  prodigious  water  fall,  and  numerous 
high  craggy  cliffs  along  the  water  edge ;  that  way  feemed  impafTable,  the 
mountain  fteep  and  difficult :  However,  our  mournful  traveller  concluded 
that  the  latter  way  was  the  be  ft.  She  therefore  afcended  for  fonic  time, 
but  coming  to  a  range  of  inaccefiible  rocks,  (he  turned  her  courfe  to-' 
wards  the  foot  of  the  mountain  and  the  river  (ide ;  after  getting  into  a 
deep  gulley,  and  pafling  over  feveral  high  fteep  rocks,  (he  reached  the 
river  fide,  where,  to  her  inexprefiible  affli^on,  (he  found  that  a  perpendi- 
cular rock,  or  rather  one  that  hung  over,  of  1 5  or  2o  feet  high,  formed 
the  bank.  Here  a  folemn  pau(fe  took  place,  (he  eflfayed  a  return ;  but 
the  height  of  the  fteps  and  rocks  (he  had  defcendad  ever,  prevented  her. 

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«f  it!w  •#  the  certain  fpot  to'edd  iOL  ftar  trobbles,  «r  remain  en;  tUe  lop  to 

pine  aWitt  ift  hxugery  or  be  devoured  by  wild  beaft%  Aftccftviows  nie^- 

tition  iM  dcvo«t  exerciie^  ihie<;letei'jiuncfd  oft  leqnng  fxota  the  beigbt, 

ind  accordingly  jumped  aS.  '■■  Ahhoiqpi  the  place:  ilie  .had  te  alight  was 

"CA^Md  with  uneven  cdcks^  not  aboite  %v«9'.iirolcen|'  bat  being  exceed* 

Ibgly  ftudiied  with  the  faH,  ihe  remained  uoabUt  M  proceed  fdr  fi»me 

'l&mi.  .  Thc'dryfearoncauiid  the  river  to  be  OiidlaniH^V  .travelled  in  ic, 

ind WltereJfe^oBldy  by  its  vdge,. iiitil  ibe  |g»t.|{lMagitht  mountain, 

#bidt  th$  ctoaelnded  was  feveirai  iniles.   After  tii|s|  -as  flie'ivAs  travelling 

^>«^tf{;t!betMtnk  of  the  river,  aVeaottous  fiiake  b|t  her  on  the;  ancle  «  flie 

ha^ftreAgth  Co  kill  it)  ami  knowing  its  kind,  -ctmcluded  that  death 

'^uft'flienrdvertake  ber-    By  this  time  Mrs.  Stfotc.Was  iPed^ccd  te  a  m^ce 

icliiitart|Vith  fatigue;  bnngc^j  Atidinofl  ^rebably  ^s  ftateof  her  bod|r 

wutk^lMansfc  of  l>V*<)ni^i<^ib«rfrain  thf  t/ttt^  df  i*^  fiSiAifhe  thftt 

at  iiiflijr,'  £»  itwat^  thie  «l^  ,lit|l«i^akh  Aicvtedtd  «h6  Mljei Viaid  whM 

little  (Welling  there  vi^Uf.  it  ftHiuto  htr  feet    Oar  watklettr  <now  left 

theriveri  and  afteirpfocwdill^s^gpod  diftance,  flie  oanie  te  where  the 

valley  puted  itft#  tw4  lAitti:  leldiag  a  different  cbttsft.^*-4ier#  a  paifaf ol 

fiif{>enre  ag^h:Mbl(  pia<ie ;  aiorlom  creature,  almeft.  exlfaufted,.  aid  «ec- 

taAh  U^flnr^idr^r  led  out  of  the  way,  that  fhe  wioidd  otymr  ft*  a  bkiio^b 

ere^^vei    During  thi$  denbt^  a  beautifal  bird  pafled  irlofe  by  her,  flut- 

«ei>^tiltoig  the  groundf  and  Went  out  of  iigUt  tip  nod  of  thd  vallie). 

"^bn^nmr  ber  attention,  and,  whilft  tfofffideriag'  <ifh'it  it  m^liit  meatt, 

CAother  bird  of  the  ihme  appeazaheef  Ur  like  mstmlei*  flatterctf  pdft  bet, 

■tfld  took  the  ^me  valley  eii^  former  JMid  dorte.    'tbis  detcirmiiied :  her 

-tbolci  of  liter  way4  add  i«t!^od^rs/;. which  was  ea  the  f  ith  day  of  Aof* 

li«k^,>  JlhcrteacbedtiM  (bttlcttaddtot.Gynch,  called  N^w-Oarden)  whereas 

|(he  it  fthee  IbiflannKd  1^  Vo^fdmra^         Ihe  taken  the  other  valley,  ik 

#«ia1d  b«ve  led bicfe JdwardSitM  Ohio.    Mrs.  Scott  Idated  that  tiie  In^ 

■diant  told  her,  that  the  party  «i^*s  cbmplofed  pf  fottrdlflenBiftnationS|  two 

^f  whom  Qie  thinks  they  nahied  O^laorares  and  Mi^q;dcfs. ' 

.'  ■  IShe'fhrtber  relates^  that,  duting  bar  wandering  frbm  the  loth  of  jM^ 

(ttyi^'tfth  of  Augdft,  a»  1AA  M  other  fdbfiftitete  but  chewing  and 

f^vallowingthe  juice  of  young  cade  Aalks^  fafiafrns  leaves,  and  fomfco^ 

ther  plants  Ae"^  did  ndtltnow  thitname  of;  ttiift,  ma  her  journey,  fte  faw 

boffkkies,  elksj  deer^  and  fre^iaently  I)cart>  ibaft  wdlvAs;  not  one  of 

Which,  Although  fbtat  of  them  piifled-very  near  her,  c^red  her  any  hamr. 

4Q)itt  di^  a  bear  came  near  her,'  with  i  young  fitwniii  his  ihdutb,  sndoft 

difebming  her,  he  dropped  bit  pivy  had  ran  off'    Hnng^r.prompted  her 

to  tmioA  MilEe  the  flefli,  ahdeat  it;  but  on  vefieftioia,  Oie  d^flfted,  thinks 

ing  tWt  the  bear  niig^t  retarn'tSbd  devoutW }  befidei,  Ihi  lud  aa  av6r> 

floa  to  tall*  rkvr  fleflioM^-^VIrs;  $t!dtt:a9tttin^.s  in  a  low  Aate  ef  healthy 

«Md ramains inconfokUe foe theloft  of  Uir  fknlil^  parttctdatlv  b*wait< 

ihg the crtivl deiittt of  her  Ihtkilirai^ter. 


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in«n;tlietppto 
tci«jrio«8  nw^- 
rotn  tht  height, 
d:  X»  alight  \tz% 
It  being  exceed- 
Dcecd  fdr  .fiKMe 

travelkd  in  it, 
/Hit  mountain, 
i^TNTdts^travelliiig 
iths'mclei;  Am 
dcd  that  death 
j^ced  te  a  mew 
hit»of  herbod|r 
iibik&.be  thM 
laM  \i»hM 
desMr  inotf '  Ictc 
e  tm  when  the 
"Hare  apaifafai 
tufted^  aaid  xieii- 
ierfceafakiinito 
fd  by  her,  flnt- 

of:  thd  vallie^. 
it  inig)]it  meatil^ 
Dtei-Ml  psift  hee, 
ia:teimiiiwd:}iar 
ftthday  of  Anf- 
trden)  tHieneaa 
ither  valley,  \t 
ed  tbUt  tiie'In>- 
nfenatioo«|  two 

the  10th  of  Jnl^ 
it  chewing  and 
it^  and  ibmfcoi' 
iurney,  ftle  faw 
s;  not  one  of 
d  her  any  harm, 
itioutb,  sndvNi 
T.frampted  her 
a^Med,  tUiak^ 
hihifida«av6r> 
Hate  «f  healthy 


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